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Beamish Museum
With a summer of fun-filled activities and exciting new exhibits to explore, enjoy amazing days out at Beamish Museum.
Each day until September 3, visitors to the County Durham open air museum can enjoy a changing programme of events, with everything from den building and baking demonstrations to milking a wooden cow and enjoying 1950s fun and games, including a 1950s-quiz in the 1950s welfare hall on Mondays and Wednesdays!
On Wednesdays, head to the Masonic Hall in The 1900s Town to design your own theatre/cinema playbill poster, before heading to the museum’s new cinema, a recreation of the Grand from Ryhope, Sunderland, to experience a 1950s trip to the pictures!
There’ll be a special opportunity to get a 1940s hairdo at the Land Girls’ cottage at The 1940s Farm each Thursday (small extra fee applies).
It’s all fun and games at 1820s Pockerley Old Hall every Friday. There’s also the Drovers Tavern, which opened in The 1820s Landscape in June, which serves Georgian-inspired food and drink. Don’t forget to have a go at pottery-making in Beamish Museum’s new Georgian pottery exhibit!
On Suffragette Sundays, get involved in the campaign for women’s right to vote at 11am, 2pm and 3pm in The 1900s Town.
As well as the museum’s packed summer programme of activities, visitors can enjoy Attelage Horse Weekend (July 20-21), Meccano Exhibition (July 20-21), Beamish Tractor Show (July 27-28).
Daytime events are included in admission and are free to Beamish Unlimited Pass holders and Friends of Beamish members, pay once and visit free for a year.
NEW FOR 2024!
Earlier this month, Beamish Museum opened in its 1950s Town, a recreation of the Grand cinema from Ryhope, Sunderland; a toy shop named after Romer Parrish in Middlesbrough; A Reece Ltd Radio and Electrical Services electrical and record shop; STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) learning space and a milk bar.
Last month, the museum opened The Drovers Tavern in The 1820s Landscape. Dine like a Georgian with food and drink inspired by the era, including an exclusively-brewed ale and Georgian gin. At the pottery, find out more about the traditional skill and can have a try.
Hop aboard a traditional tram or bus and travel through time, making amazing memories as the past comes to life at the award-winning museum.
Immerse yourself in the unforgettable sights, sounds, smells and delicious tastes of the 1820s, early 1900s, 1940s and 1950s.
From beautiful Georgian gardens and an underground tour of a coal mine to a spot of Edwardian shopping, delicious traditional fish and chips, exploring The 1940s Farm and getting a fabulous 1950s hairstyle, there’s something for everyone to enjoy at Beamish Museum.
Plus, find out how no two visits to Beamish Museum are the same with the Beamish Unlimited Pass, pay once and visit free for a year!
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